'Captaincy' definitions:
Definition of 'captaincy'
From: WordNet
noun
The post of captain [syn: captainship, captaincy]
Definition of 'Captaincy'
From: GCIDE
- Captaincy \Cap"tain*cy\, n.; pl. Captaincies. The rank, post, or commission of a captain. --Washington. [1913 Webster]
- Captaincy general, the office, power, territory, or jurisdiction of a captain general; as, the captaincy general of La Habana (Cuba and its islands). [1913 Webster]